BushbuckrigeTintswalo (Vem)24 September 2020 Another woman killed and raped ….As the family of a 14 years lesbian has been left devastated by her murder… As the community of Chochocho outside in Mpumalanga decided to fight justice for Zinhle LGBTQI member ZINHLE SEKGOAPA was kidnapped by unknown people on Wednesday morning […]
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Climate Change and Food
MpumalangaErmelo01/09/2020NELLY NKOSIKhuthala Environmental Care Group Climate Change programme was on the 31/08/2020 at 11:00am, it was held in Sibusiso Sethu Day Care Centre. The Workshop was supported by WOMIN and hosted by Khuthala Women’s Movement. Women were given a platform to talk about the challenges they’re facing like Unemployment, Water […]
Read MoreCommunity Conflict over jobs
Phola/Ogies v/s Witbank.2020/08/14.Empumelelweni Emalahleni.Mbethe Thembisile. On the 12th of August 2020 the people in the community of Phola/Ogies decided to strike for employment of Witbank community members in the mines that are allocated in & around Phola/ogies. Phola/Ogies community barricaded the mines entrance so that the employees from Witbank cannot […]
Read MoreCovid19 laws are no longer taken
Florence MohlalaPhola31-08-2020 Since the introduction of level 2 people seems to forget quickly about this virus. From level1 at least people were afraid using sanitisers, washing hands and wearing of face musk was in order, but now nothing is right in our work places workers just go around without face […]
Read MoreRe-opening of alcohol at level 2 in Phola
30-August-200PholaFlorence Mohlala Our president allowed the selling of alcohol and cigarettes at level2 .He said bottle stores open from Monday to Friday, but our people don’t follow the rules of covid 19 especially at my area at Phola. Taverns are operating and shebeens are operating normal as before this pandemic. […]
Read MoreProblems with Covid19 Relief grant
Nkomazi Madadeni MP26 August 2020Benerd Ngomane In Nkomazi at Tonga mall post office, people are queueing many hours to get the R350. Some said they are on queue for the third day. Sometimes the post office runs out of cash and they have to wait +-2hrs with no action.Compliance on […]
Read MoreCOVID restrictions comes with pain to the poor
2020/08/23.Empumelelweni Emalahleni.Mbethe Thembisile. I had hoped that in level 2 of lockdown the “no visitors” restriction in hospitals will be eased but in my surprise it didn’t and it so sad. My mom’s cousin was admitted at the hospital in Nelspruit and the nurses didn’t allow the wife to bring […]
Read MoreAir pollution a thread
2020.08.05Vosman (Emalahleni)Vusi Mabaso (VEM) On Wednesday the 5th of August I interviewed Mariah Phahla who have been staying next to the mines for the past Seven years at Vosman in Mpumalanga under Emalahleni local municipality.Mariah is an unemployed female staying with his husband and a baby boy named Jack. This […]
Read MoreUpdate on Nkomazi Mine Strike – Employees back to work
Nkomazi Madadeni (MP)Benerd Ngomane24 August 2020 The Nkomazi Anthracite mine employees are back to work after the management has decided to fire them all, 60% is back to work since the 13August 2020.The others are still on the law bargain against the mine.
Read MoreCommunity Planning Action to Shut down KG Mall – Poor handling of COVID infections
09/08/2020Emalahleni MpumalangaVosmanRonald (VEM) Last week at Shoprite at KG mall shopping mall, one of the staff member tested positive Covid 19, as soon as Management find out about the incident they closed the store for one day and opened the following day. Community of Vosman we are asking what are […]
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